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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 30
    Tristan Peters is the 29th ranked prospect. Previous Winner OF Tristan Peters (6’0” 180, 23 in 2023) Tristan Peters was acquired for the Rays in a trade with the San Fransisco Giants on rule 5 draft deadline day for Brett Wisely. Peters had a solid start to the season in the Milwaukee Brewers system hitting .306/.386/.485 and putting up a 141 wRC+ in A+. After the trade to the Giants he struggled ...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 29
    Dominic Keegan took down the 28th slot. Previous Winner C Dominic Keegan (6’0 210, 23 in 2023) Dominic Keegan was the Rays fourth round selection in the 2022 draft out of Vanderbilt University. He hit .371/.458/.646 for the Commodores. 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List Dominica Keegan (6 votes) outpaced the field for the 28th spot ahead of Ronny Simon (4 votes), Chandler Simpson (3 votes), Tri...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 28
    Cooper Kinney is the Rays 27th ranked prospect by the DRaysBay community. Previous Winner 2B/3B Cooper Kinney (6’3” 200, 20 in 2023) Cooper Kinney was the Rays competitive round A draft pick (34th overall) in the 2021 draft out of high school. Unfortunately Kinney missed the entire 2022 season after tearing his labrum during spring workouts. He’s a hit over game power hitter for the time being but...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 25
    Ryan Cermak is the 24th ranked prospect. Previous Winner OF Ryan Cermak (6’1” 205, 22 in 2023) Ryan Cermak was the Rays second round selection in the 2022 draft out of Illinois State. He posted a .301/.386/.600 line during his college career. He has significant swing and miss, but does hit for power. Has the required speed and arm strength to be a plus defender in a corner or potentially fake it i...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 22
    JJ Goss comes in at number 21. Previous Winner RHP JJ Goss (6’3” 185, 22 in 2023) JJ Goss was the Rays competitive balance round A pick (36th overall) in the 2019 draft. Goss returned from a shoulder injury that cost him the majority of the 2021 season to put up a 4.00 ERA/3.52 FIP/3.52 xFIP over 101.1 innings in his first full season as a professional. He posted a 24.9% strikeout rate and 5.2% wa...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 21
    Shane Sasaki and Colby White tied for the 19th spot in a runoff. Previous Winner OF Shane Sasaki (6’0” 165, 23 in 2023) Shane Sasaki was the Rays third round pick (99th overall) in the 2019 draft. He put up a .324/.410/.497 line and 151 wRC+ in his first full season assignment. He posted a 12.2% walk rate and 22.9% strikeout rate. He doesn’t hit for much over the fence power (9 homers) but uses hi...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 19
    Rene Pinto is the 18th ranked prospect. Previous Winner C Rene Pinto (5’10” 195, 26 in 2023) Rene Pinto made his MLB debut in 2022 for the Rays. Pinto hit .213/.241/.325 and put up a 64 wRC+ in 83 plate appearances. He rarely walked (2.4%) and struck out a lot (42.2%) which led to his low OBP. The strikeout rate will have to be lower, but he does hit for power. Most importantly he showed well defe...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 18
    Xavier Isaac takes home the 17th spot. Previous Winner 1B Xavier Isaac (6’4” 240, 19 in 2023) Xavier Isaac was the Rays first round pick (29th overall) in last year’s draft. He only played in five games in the Florida Complex League after being signed. He struck out three times (14.3%) and walked twice (9.5%) on the way to hitt ing .211/.286/.368 in 21 plate appearances. He’s limited to first base...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 17
    Brailer Guerrero takes home the 16th spot. Previous Winner OF Brailer Guerrero (6’2” 190, 16 in 2023) The Rays recently signed Brailer Guerrero as one of the better prospects in the International Free Agent market giving him a $3.7MM bonus. Guerrero is large for his age and is renown or his bat. His power is his calling card. 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List Brailer Guerrero (8 votes) won a c...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 16
    Willy Vasquez takes home the number 15 spot. Previous Winner SS/3B Willy Vasquez (6’0” 191, 21 in 2023) Willy Vasquez had a solid showing in his first year in full season ball. He hit .256/.313/.410 and put up a 99 wRC+ in A ball. He hit 10 homers and stole 25 bases. He put up a 7.3% walk rate and 25.6% strikeout rate. He showed good power for the age but will need to make more contact as he advan...2023
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  • • Updated Atlanta Braves Roster
    Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images An updated look at the Braves 40-man Roster. Last updated 2/1/23 If you are on a mobile device then this table is best viewed in landscape mode. *Denotes Player not on active roster Transactions 2/1 - Atlanta announced that the club has invited 26 non-roster players to spring training. They are: RHP Blake Burkhalter, RHP Jesse Chavez, LHP Dylan Dodd,...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 15
    Brock Jones takes the 14th spot. Previous Winner OF Brock Jones (6’0” 197, 22 in 2023) Brock Jones was the Rays second round pick (65th overall) in last year’s draft out of Stanford University. Jones was able to play 19 games split between the Florida Complex League and A ball after signing. He hit .265/.407/.529 and put up a 156 wRC+ in leagues he was way overqualified for. He posted a strong 19....2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 14
    Kameron Misner is the Rays 13th prospect. Previous Winner OF Kameron Misner (6’4” 218, 25 in 2023) Kameron Misner was acquired from the Miami Marlins in last winter’s trade for Joey Wendle. In AA he hit .251/.384/.431 and put up a 120 wRC+. He put up a 16.9% walk rate and 30.4% strikeout rate while hitting 16 homers and stealing 32 bases. The reason for caution are his high strikeout rate and adva...2023
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  • • Thoughts on a flop of a Cubs trade deadline
    Willson Contreras and Ian Happ in St. Louis the day they weren’t traded | Jim Walaitis The Cubs failed to get anything for Willson Contreras at the deadline and now might not get good value. I’ve been chewing on this one for weeks. I’ve been looking for silver linings from the beginning of this month but sadly, dear reader, I keep coming up empty. In the moments where I’ve done the best me...2022
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Timeline

  • 2023
    "John Angelos and Orioles again prove they are what is wrong with baseball"

  • 2022
    "The Tigers announced this evening they’ve acquired outfielder Austin Meadows from the Rays for third baseman Isaac Paredes and a Competitive Balance Round B selection."

  • 2021
    "Collective Bargaining Issues: Competitive Balance Tax"

  • 2020
    "The Rays have acquired first baseman/outfielder Jose Martinez, outfielder Randy Arozarena, and the Cardinals’ Competitive Balance Round A draft pick in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore, the Rays’ pick in Competitive Balance Round B, and a catching prospect from the lower levels of the minors, ESPN."

  • 2019
    "Milwaukee will send minor league right-hander Adam Hill and its Competitive Balance draft pick to Seattle in exchange for Narvaez."

  • 2018
    "Quick Hits: Nationals, Atkins, Donaldson, Giants"

  • 2017
    "Mutual Interest Between Giants, Jay Bruce"

  • 2016
    "Frustration with Westbrook Sent Durant Fleeing, Opens Door to Trouble for NBA"

  • 2015
    "Cheating Scandals Will Forever Tarnish the Brady-Belichick Legacy"

  • 2014
    "Catching Up with Gary Bettman: Daring to Be Different Takes NHL to New Heights"

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Competitive Balance Trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 30
    Tristan Peters is the 29th ranked prospect. Previous Winner OF Tristan Peters (6’0” 180, 23 in 2023) Tristan Peters was acquired for the Rays in a trade with the San Fransisco Giants on rule 5 draft deadline day for Brett Wisely. Peters had a solid start to the season in the Milwaukee Brewers system hitting .306/.386/.485 and putting up a 141 wRC+ in A+. After the trade to the Giants he struggled ...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 29
    Dominic Keegan took down the 28th slot. Previous Winner C Dominic Keegan (6’0 210, 23 in 2023) Dominic Keegan was the Rays fourth round selection in the 2022 draft out of Vanderbilt University. He hit .371/.458/.646 for the Commodores. 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List Dominica Keegan (6 votes) outpaced the field for the 28th spot ahead of Ronny Simon (4 votes), Chandler Simpson (3 votes), Tri...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 28
    Cooper Kinney is the Rays 27th ranked prospect by the DRaysBay community. Previous Winner 2B/3B Cooper Kinney (6’3” 200, 20 in 2023) Cooper Kinney was the Rays competitive round A draft pick (34th overall) in the 2021 draft out of high school. Unfortunately Kinney missed the entire 2022 season after tearing his labrum during spring workouts. He’s a hit over game power hitter for the time being but...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 25
    Ryan Cermak is the 24th ranked prospect. Previous Winner OF Ryan Cermak (6’1” 205, 22 in 2023) Ryan Cermak was the Rays second round selection in the 2022 draft out of Illinois State. He posted a .301/.386/.600 line during his college career. He has significant swing and miss, but does hit for power. Has the required speed and arm strength to be a plus defender in a corner or potentially fake it i...2023
    Check it out Tristan Peters
  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 22
    JJ Goss comes in at number 21. Previous Winner RHP JJ Goss (6’3” 185, 22 in 2023) JJ Goss was the Rays competitive balance round A pick (36th overall) in the 2019 draft. Goss returned from a shoulder injury that cost him the majority of the 2021 season to put up a 4.00 ERA/3.52 FIP/3.52 xFIP over 101.1 innings in his first full season as a professional. He posted a 24.9% strikeout rate and 5.2% wa...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 21
    Shane Sasaki and Colby White tied for the 19th spot in a runoff. Previous Winner OF Shane Sasaki (6’0” 165, 23 in 2023) Shane Sasaki was the Rays third round pick (99th overall) in the 2019 draft. He put up a .324/.410/.497 line and 151 wRC+ in his first full season assignment. He posted a 12.2% walk rate and 22.9% strikeout rate. He doesn’t hit for much over the fence power (9 homers) but uses hi...2023
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  • • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 9, Jordan Beck
    Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The outfielder was Colorado’s third pick (38th overall) in 2022 9. Jordan Beck (496 points, 24 ballots) Beck, who turns 22 in April, was Colorado’s third pick in the 2022 (38th overall in Competitive Balance Round A) but was ranked very closely to the first two picks (No. 14 PuRP Sterlin Thompson and TBA PuRP Gabriel Hughes) by most nati...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 19
    Rene Pinto is the 18th ranked prospect. Previous Winner C Rene Pinto (5’10” 195, 26 in 2023) Rene Pinto made his MLB debut in 2022 for the Rays. Pinto hit .213/.241/.325 and put up a 64 wRC+ in 83 plate appearances. He rarely walked (2.4%) and struck out a lot (42.2%) which led to his low OBP. The strikeout rate will have to be lower, but he does hit for power. Most importantly he showed well defe...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 18
    Xavier Isaac takes home the 17th spot. Previous Winner 1B Xavier Isaac (6’4” 240, 19 in 2023) Xavier Isaac was the Rays first round pick (29th overall) in last year’s draft. He only played in five games in the Florida Complex League after being signed. He struck out three times (14.3%) and walked twice (9.5%) on the way to hitt ing .211/.286/.368 in 21 plate appearances. He’s limited to first base...2023
  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 17
    Brailer Guerrero takes home the 16th spot. Previous Winner OF Brailer Guerrero (6’2” 190, 16 in 2023) The Rays recently signed Brailer Guerrero as one of the better prospects in the International Free Agent market giving him a $3.7MM bonus. Guerrero is large for his age and is renown or his bat. His power is his calling card. 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List Brailer Guerrero (8 votes) won a c...2023
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Competitive Balance stats and results

  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 30
    Tristan Peters is the 29th ranked prospect. Previous Winner OF Tristan Peters (6’0” 180, 23 in 2023) Tristan Peters was acquired for the Rays in a trade with the San Fransisco Giants on rule 5 draft deadline day for Brett Wisely. Peters had a solid start to the season in the Milwaukee Brewers system hitting .306/.386/.485 and putting up a 141 wRC+ in A+. After the trade to the Giants he struggled ...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 29
    Dominic Keegan took down the 28th slot. Previous Winner C Dominic Keegan (6’0 210, 23 in 2023) Dominic Keegan was the Rays fourth round selection in the 2022 draft out of Vanderbilt University. He hit .371/.458/.646 for the Commodores. 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List Dominica Keegan (6 votes) outpaced the field for the 28th spot ahead of Ronny Simon (4 votes), Chandler Simpson (3 votes), Tri...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 28
    Cooper Kinney is the Rays 27th ranked prospect by the DRaysBay community. Previous Winner 2B/3B Cooper Kinney (6’3” 200, 20 in 2023) Cooper Kinney was the Rays competitive round A draft pick (34th overall) in the 2021 draft out of high school. Unfortunately Kinney missed the entire 2022 season after tearing his labrum during spring workouts. He’s a hit over game power hitter for the time being but...2023
  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 25
    Ryan Cermak is the 24th ranked prospect. Previous Winner OF Ryan Cermak (6’1” 205, 22 in 2023) Ryan Cermak was the Rays second round selection in the 2022 draft out of Illinois State. He posted a .301/.386/.600 line during his college career. He has significant swing and miss, but does hit for power. Has the required speed and arm strength to be a plus defender in a corner or potentially fake it i...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 22
    JJ Goss comes in at number 21. Previous Winner RHP JJ Goss (6’3” 185, 22 in 2023) JJ Goss was the Rays competitive balance round A pick (36th overall) in the 2019 draft. Goss returned from a shoulder injury that cost him the majority of the 2021 season to put up a 4.00 ERA/3.52 FIP/3.52 xFIP over 101.1 innings in his first full season as a professional. He posted a 24.9% strikeout rate and 5.2% wa...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 21
    Shane Sasaki and Colby White tied for the 19th spot in a runoff. Previous Winner OF Shane Sasaki (6’0” 165, 23 in 2023) Shane Sasaki was the Rays third round pick (99th overall) in the 2019 draft. He put up a .324/.410/.497 line and 151 wRC+ in his first full season assignment. He posted a 12.2% walk rate and 22.9% strikeout rate. He doesn’t hit for much over the fence power (9 homers) but uses hi...2023
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  • • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 9, Jordan Beck
    Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The outfielder was Colorado’s third pick (38th overall) in 2022 9. Jordan Beck (496 points, 24 ballots) Beck, who turns 22 in April, was Colorado’s third pick in the 2022 (38th overall in Competitive Balance Round A) but was ranked very closely to the first two picks (No. 14 PuRP Sterlin Thompson and TBA PuRP Gabriel Hughes) by most nati...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 19
    Rene Pinto is the 18th ranked prospect. Previous Winner C Rene Pinto (5’10” 195, 26 in 2023) Rene Pinto made his MLB debut in 2022 for the Rays. Pinto hit .213/.241/.325 and put up a 64 wRC+ in 83 plate appearances. He rarely walked (2.4%) and struck out a lot (42.2%) which led to his low OBP. The strikeout rate will have to be lower, but he does hit for power. Most importantly he showed well defe...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 18
    Xavier Isaac takes home the 17th spot. Previous Winner 1B Xavier Isaac (6’4” 240, 19 in 2023) Xavier Isaac was the Rays first round pick (29th overall) in last year’s draft. He only played in five games in the Florida Complex League after being signed. He struck out three times (14.3%) and walked twice (9.5%) on the way to hitt ing .211/.286/.368 in 21 plate appearances. He’s limited to first base...2023
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  • • 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 17
    Brailer Guerrero takes home the 16th spot. Previous Winner OF Brailer Guerrero (6’2” 190, 16 in 2023) The Rays recently signed Brailer Guerrero as one of the better prospects in the International Free Agent market giving him a $3.7MM bonus. Guerrero is large for his age and is renown or his bat. His power is his calling card. 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List Brailer Guerrero (8 votes) won a c...2023
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Competitive Balance parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Outside The Confines: Right back where we started from
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Carlos Correa never really left Minnesota. The Dodgers and Marlins make a deal. Grades for the offseason and other news from around MLB. Now I’ve got that earworm in your head. So I’m not alone anymore. While I’m still not completely sure he’s not just punking us and that he’s going to sign with someone else in two weeks, the Minnesota Twins officiall...2023
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  • • Thoughts on a flop of a Cubs trade deadline
    2022
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  • • Prospect News: Yohel Pozo Producing Yerminator Sequel, Liquid Metal
    I’m a big fan of how the White Sox have been operating for a while now. The system rarely hears  plaudits from the pundits but continues to get results. Perhaps Gavin Sheets and Jake Burger won’t be stars, but they’ve provided crucial depth during a contention window in a time of dire need. Codi Heuer struggled in 2021 after a sleek rookie season in 2020, but GM Rick Hahn was still able ship acros...2021
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  • • Diamondbacks trade Paul Goldschmidt to Cardinals
    The offseason’s latest blockbuster trade doesn’t involve the exceptionally active Mariners nor any of the five teams in the hyper-aggressive National League East: both the Cardinals and Diamondbacks have announced that first baseman Paul Goldschmidt has been traded from Arizona to St. Louis in exchange for right-hander Luke Weaver, catcher Carson Kelly, minor league infielder Andy Young and a Comp...2018
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  • • Four teams that can steal NBA title from the Cavs, Warriors
    The National Basketball Association seems to have gotten more predictable than ever before. In the race for hardwood hegemony, two juggernauts stand head and shoulders above the rest of the field. The Cleveland Cavaliers are taking their Ferrari for a victory lap, while the Golden State Warriors just got an upgraded turbocharger in the form of one Kevin Durant for their Lamborghini. Meanwhile, the...2016
  • • Frustration with Westbrook Sent Durant Fleeing, Opens Door to Trouble for NBA
    2016
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  • • Kevin Durant Says He Will Play for Team USA at 2016 Rio Olympics
    2016
  • • Oakland Raiders' Early Deficit Sinks Playoff Hopes in Loss
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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  • • 2016 MLB Free Agents: Latest Rumors on Zack Greinke, Jordan Zimmermann and More
    2015
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Top Competitive Balance news

  • • Cheating Scandals Will Forever Tarnish the Brady-Belichick Legacy
    2015
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  • • The New Wave of NBA Title Contenders That Are Here to Stay
    2015
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  • • Frustration with Westbrook Sent Durant Fleeing, Opens Door to Trouble for NBA
    2016
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  • • Who's a lock for playoffs? 2015 is up for grabs
    Is there one team out there you're absolutely certain will be in the playoffs this season? The Nationals? The Tigers? The Angels? There is no easy answer, and that's the thing about competitive balance. Almost every team has hope on Opening Day. On the other hand, not a single team is a slam dunk for the postseason....2015
  • • Pedro Martinez Believes 60% of MLB Players Were Using PEDs During His Career
    2015
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  • • Kevin Durant Says He Will Play for Team USA at 2016 Rio Olympics
    2016
  • • Rays Acquire Jose Martinez, Randy Arozarena From Cardinals
    The Rays have acquired first baseman/outfielder Jose Martinez, outfielder Randy Arozarena, and the Cardinals’ Competitive Balance Round A draft pick in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore, the Rays’ pick in Competitive Balance Round B, and a catching prospect from the lower levels of the minors, ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan reports (Twitter link).  It was̷...2020
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  • • NFL Deflategate Message: No Player Is Above the Rules, Not Even Tom Brady
    2015
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  • • Roger Goodell's Role in Disciplinary Process to Be Re-Evaluated by NFL Owners
    2015
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  • • LeBron James Joins MVP Race in Potential NBA Finals Preview
    2015
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  • • Dodgers to Pay MLB Record $43.7 Million Luxury-Tax Penalty
    2015
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  • • Browns', Falcons' Penalties for Violating League Rules Reportedly Revealed
    2015
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  • • Tigers Acquire Austin Meadows
    The Tigers announced this evening they’ve acquired outfielder Austin Meadows from the Rays for third baseman Isaac Paredes and a Competitive Balance Round B selection. More to come....2022
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  • • Book Excerpt: Daniel Snyder and the Unreal Power of NFL Owners
    2015
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Competitive Balance fantasy rankings and news

  • • 2015 MLB Season Could Bring Historic Level of Parity
    2015
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Competitive Balance schedule, game

  • • Updated Atlanta Braves Roster
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Twist of fate! Carlos Correa to the Mets
    Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports Carlos Correa spurns the Giants for the Mets. The second-tier free agents start to sign. And other news from around MLB. This shocking news that Carlos Correa has just signed with the Mets broke after midnight on the West Coast last night. I assume this is for real, although Heyman was the man who reported that Aaron Judge signed with the Giants. This does seem...2022
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  • • Cub Tracks’ Swanson songs
    Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Much ado about the Cubs’ new shortstop, and other stories. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, a...2022
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  • • Outside The Confines: Holiday shopping lists
    Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports Lots of deals, including two big ones, in today’s wrap of MLB news. It looks like it’s going to be one of those busy days today. I apologize for not saving the actual link, but I saw a list of the Top 20 shortstops from 2009 — 13 years ago. Elvis Andrus is the only one still active. And he was a 20-year-old rookie in 2009. I know you know this already, but free...2022
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  • • Avoiding the Blurbstomp – Mid Infielders
    The season starts next week, and bless sweet Dexter Fowler’s knee-high socks because it snowing in Chicago as I rewrite the second draft of this week’s Blurbstomp. Every year, we have a false Spring in the middle of March, which is then followed by another three weeks of Winter that everyone laments as “bizarre” or “unfair.” No. It is expected, which is why I’m both sad and happy there is no baseb...2022
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  • • Effectively Wild Episode 1820: Ban the Grift
    Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs author Dan Szymborski discuss the drawbacks and virtues of expanded playoffs, the ideal expanded-playoff format, and the biggest beneficiaries of playoff expansion in 2022, why the competitive balance tax functions as a soft cap and how MLB could actually promote competitive integrity, whether banning the shift is a bad […]...2022
  • • Prospect Faceoff: Asa Lacy vs. Emerson Hancock
    On June 10, 2020, Texas A&M left-hander Asa Lacy was drafted fourth overall by the Kansas City Royals and Georgia right-hander Emerson Hancock went sixth overall t0 the Seattle Mariners. 12 college starting pitchers went in the first round that year including the competitive balance picks (first-37 selections). If we were to redraft today, most would still take Minnesota right-hander Max Meyer...2022
  • Best-of-two playoff series? Draft-pick megatrades? How to make baseball more fun and competitive
    • Best-of-two playoff series? Draft-pick megatrades? How to make baseball more fun and competitive
    MLB's competitive balance problem may be overblown, but that doesn't mean it couldn't use some fixing....2022
  • • Collective Bargaining Issues: Universal DH
    Over the past few weeks, we’ve covered a series of issues that figure to be key areas of dispute in collective bargaining talks. In early stages of negotiations, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association presented varying proposals regarding such things as playoff expansion, the service time structure and the competitive balance tax. Today’s…...2022
  • LeBron: Predicted injuries after quick turnaround
    • LeBron: Predicted injuries after quick turnaround
    As the competitive balance of the NBA playoffs has been compromised by a rash of injuries -- with player health affecting just about every second round series -- Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James says he saw this coming....2021

Competitive Balance rumors, scandals

  • • Outside The Confines: Twist of fate! Carlos Correa to the Mets
    2022
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  • • Thoughts on a flop of a Cubs trade deadline
    2022
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  • MLB reportedly working on proposals to present to players' union
    • MLB reportedly working on proposals to present to players' union
    MLB is hoping to determine what tops the players’ list of priorities: the oft-repeated “competitive integrity” anti-tanking buzzword, getting players paid earlier in their careers or raising the competitive balance tax thresholds....2022
  • • Scheduling the NHL draft in June is the right call
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Benefits outweigh the risks to move forward with the draft sooner than later Much is still uncertain about how the NHL will conclude the 2019-20 season and postseason, if at all, but one piece of news which has piqued interest this week is the idea that the league may go ahead with the NHL draft in June. The event will certainly work and feel different regar...2020
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  • • Reds acquire Sonny Gray from Yankees, sign him to three-year extension
    After several days of reporting and speculation, right-hander Sonny Gray has reportedly been traded from the Yankees to the Reds and also agreed to a contract extension with his new team. It’s said to be a three-team deal involving the Mariners. Second base prospect Shed Long and Cincinnati’s Competitive Balance Round A pick will go to the Yankees in exchange for Gray and left-hander Reiver Sanmar...2019
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  • • NBA Rumors: Rounding Up Buzz on Jahlil Okafor, Bradley Beal and More
    2016
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  • • Cleveland Indians Could Be AL's Sleeping Giant in 2016
    2016
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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  • • 2016 MLB Free Agents: Latest Rumors on Zack Greinke, Jordan Zimmermann and More
    2015
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  • • MLB Playoffs 2015: Updated LCS Bracket Results, Highlights and Reaction
    2015
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